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Japan
Chiba
Nobuhiro Obiya
AGE
40
/
Jan 15, 1981
DIED
Apr 24, 2021
HEIGHT
5'7"
/
170.18 cm
WEIGHT
154 lbs
/
69.85 kg
ASSOCIATION
Kiguchi Dojo
CLASS
Lightweight
Wins
12
KO
/
TKO
6
50%
SUBMISSIONS
1
8%
DECISIONS
5
42%
Draws
1
Losses
5
KO
/
TKO
1
20%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
4
80%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Doo Ho Choi
Deep - Cage Impact 2011 in Tokyo, 2nd Round
Oct / 29 / 2011
KO (Flying Knee)
Samio Kimura
3
0:15
loss
Katsunori Kikuno
Deep - 50 Impact
Oct / 24 / 2010
Decision (Split)
Yoshinori Umeki
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3
5:00
win
Sebastien Garguier
Fury 1 - Clash of the Titans
May / 21 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Toshikazu Iseno
Deep - Cage Impact 2009
Dec / 19 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
Samio Kimura
2
1:49
win
Yoshihiro Tomioka
Deep - 39 Impact
Dec / 10 / 2008
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
2:35
loss
Kazunori Yokota
Deep - 28 Impact
Feb / 16 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Daisuke Noguchi
3
5:00
loss
Luiz Firmino
Pride - Bushido 13
Nov / 05 / 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Daisuke Noguchi
2
5:00
loss
Gilbert Melendez
Pride - Bushido 12
Aug / 26 / 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Moritaka Oshiro
2
5:00
win
Ryan Bow
Deep - 24 Impact
Apr / 11 / 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Daisuke Noguchi
3
5:00
win
Milton Vieira
Deep - 22 Impact
Dec / 02 / 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
win
Hidehiko Hasegawa
Deep - 19th Impact
Jul / 08 / 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Minoru Toyonaga
3
5:00
win
Yutaro Miyamoto
Deep - 18th Impact
Feb / 12 / 2005
TKO (Punches)
Moritaka Oshiro
1
4:48
win
Joao Batista Yoshimura
Deep - 17th Impact
Dec / 18 / 2004
TKO (Punches)
Daisuke Noguchi
1
4:50
win
Yoshihiro Tomioka
Deep - 17th Impact
Dec / 18 / 2004
KO (Punches)
1
1:11
win
Eishi Kani
Deep - 17th Impact
Dec / 18 / 2004
Submission (Armbar)
1
4:47
win
Tomonari Kanomata
Shooto - Who is Young Leader!
Oct / 31 / 2003
KO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
0:11
win
Heima Hashimoto
Shooto - Shooter's Dream 2
May / 30 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
draw
Tomonari Kanomata
Shooto - Treasure Hunt 11
Nov / 15 / 2002
Draw
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
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